That Summer Night on Frenchmen Street..., Chris Clarkson
That Summer Night on Frenchmen Street..., Chris Clarkson
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That Summer Night on Frenchmen Street

Author: Chris Clarkson

Narrator: Shayna Small, Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 12 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/05/2023


Synopsis

Being there for her family is the most important thing to Jessamine Monet. And her family is complicated. Her twin brother Joel has a secret boyfriend, and her transgender cousin Solange is flourishing, despite the disapproval of Solange’s dying mother. Yet Jessamine
doesn’t mind being caught up in family drama. Being busy keeps the water at bay—the water of memories, of Katrina, of past trauma.

So when Tennessee Williams—a rich white boy named after the writer—asks her out, she hesitantly says yes. He’ll be like a library book, she figures, something to read and return. Falling for him is another burden she can’t afford to carry.

Tennessee has always lived his life at the mercy of his mom’s destructive creativity and his dad’s hypermasculine expectations. Jessamine’s caring and aloof nature is a surprisingly welcome distraction. While she fights her attraction to him, Tennessee is pulled into her
inner family circle and develops a friendship with Joel’s boyfriend, Saint Baptiste. Together Saint and Tennessee bond over the difficulty of loving the emotionally unavailable Monet twins.

As senior year progresses, old traumas and familial pressures rise higher than hurricane waves. Can this group of friends make peace with each other, their families, and most importantly, with themselves?

Reviews

What worked: I totally was engrossed in this contemporary tale set in New Orleans with the Monet twins. It starts off with a fight between Tennessee's parents during Jessamine's dying aunt's luncheon. Jessamine's own family still has a hard time accepting Solange. Later, Tennessee finds himself at t......more

Goodreads review by Karina

I loved it! I loved the characters and the way the author invokes new Orleans through their descriptions. I really liked the LGTBQ representation and I felt the author dealt with the inner pain of teenagers who have gone through trauma, whether something monumental like hurricane Katrina, or the tra......more

Goodreads review by Roha

I loved the concept of the satsuma (sobbing over the last few pages). They are so sweet but I feel like Tennesse wasn't given much background and character like Jessamine was. Most of the time he felt like a supporting character instead of a love interest to me, but nonetheless, it was a rich and vi......more

Goodreads review by Linda

The story was cute, but hard to believe that teenagers act and speak the way the writer depicted them. Also, very immature writing style. Learn a synonym.......more